Punishment in America
| Author | : Michael Welch |
| Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1999-08-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105060449340 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Punishment in America by : Michael Welch
Download or read book Punishment in America written by Michael Welch and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999-08-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Punishment in America Michael Welch gathers together his seminal contributions to the most crucial and controversial issues in criminal justice. Topics range from the war on drugs, boot camps and institutional violence, to AIDS and HIV, capital punishment and the entire corrections industry. This coherent, but critical vision of punishment and corrections emphasizes social control but takes account of key social forces such as politics, religion and morality.
